HT204893: Use the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

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amitgandhinz
Level 1 (4 points)
iPhone

Q: no support for home kit zones in the Home App?

Love the new Home App in iOS10.  But not seeing any support for zones.  This is useful for grouping my rooms in to zones such as Upstairs, Downstairs, Basement, etc. Then controlling those zones via Siri - eg "Turn off the downstairs lights".

iPhone 6, iOS 10, Home App

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 7:42 AM

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amitgandhinz

Q: no support for home kit zones in the Home App?

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  • by ajstan99,

    ajstan99 ajstan99 Sep 14, 2016 9:49 AM in response to amitgandhinz
    Level 1 (18 points)
    iPhone
    Sep 14, 2016 9:49 AM in response to amitgandhinz

    Hi - I have the Hue lights and needed to go into the "Siri Voice Control" section of the Hue iOS app and check the Rooms that I wanted to access through HomeKit.  (I had previously grouped my lights into rooms with the Hue App.)

     

    Now I can control the lights by saying, "Turn Basement lights on (or off, or blue, etc.)" and all the lights that are assigned to that Room will adjust accordingly.

     

    Also, you could create Rooms directly from the Home App by selecting "Rooms" from the bottom navigation bar.

     

    Hope this is helpful.